New PlayStation Plus Service Is Worse Than PS Now

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Some of the speculation surrounding Sony’s rumored “Spartacus” initiative has been clarified with the new multi-tiered PlayStation Plus replacing PlayStation Now, but for current PS Now subscribers, the new plan is a worse value than PS Now alone. At present, PlayStation Now can be purchased as a standalone service which offers access to a large library of PlayStation 3 and PS4 titles, as well as a small selection of remastered PS2 classics. At $10 per month, or $60 per year, the current PS Now service offers an excellent value, and with all PS Now titles including online play without the need for PS Plus, there is little incentive to subscribe to PS Plus alongside PS Now. Under the new plan, gamers will be forced to purchase the base PS Plus in order to access the games currently provided with PS Now. To regain access to PS4 titles gamers will need to purchase the “Extra Tier” which costs $15 per month or $100 per year, and PS3 game access requires the “Premium Tier,” costing $18 per month or $120 per year.

It is somewhat difficult to make a clear value comparison, as the New PlayStation Plus subscription tiers and pricing includes consoles that are not currently featured in PS Now. Those with active PS Now subscriptions will soon convert to the PS Plus Extra Tier for the remainder of their subscription, which includes PS4 and PS5 games. This is a dubious compensation for many, as gamers who have been unable to obtain a PS5 could make full use of the downloadable PS4 games and streaming PS3 games featured in PS Now, so losing access to the PS3 games in exchange for PS5 titles is of no use to them. Gamers will need to subscribe to the costly Premium Tier to regain their access to PS3 titles, though notably this tier will